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Walshtown Township vs Grant Township

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.7× in Grant Township) and typical home built (52 yrs in Grant Township).

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Walshtown Township, SDA small town of 290Yankton County · 290 people
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Grant Township, SDA small town of 204McCook County · 204 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Walshtown TownshipA small town of 290
Quiet strengthsWalshtown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Grant TownshipA small town of 204
Quiet strengthsGrant Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails6.7×
Grant Township has more miles of trail
Grant Township 2.0 miWalshtown Township 0.3 mi
Typical home built52 yrs
Grant Township’s homes are older
Walshtown Township 1990Grant Township 1938
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Walshtown TownshipGrant Township
Snow a year38″41″
January low10°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)164d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)66th55th
Outdoors & history
Walshtown TownshipGrant Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—1.3%
National Register places2—
Community
Walshtown TownshipGrant Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Walshtown TownshipYankton CountyGrant TownshipMcCook County
Walshtown Township ↔ Grant Township35 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Walshtown TownshipGrant Township
People
Population 290Highest 204Lowest
Median age 13.9±21.8Lowest 63% below SD 23.5±11.9Highest 38% below SD
Grant Township and Walshtown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 51.7%±4.3Highest SD: 24.2% 45.6%±10.9Lowest SD: 24.2%
Walshtown Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.1%±11.5Highest SD: 18% 2.5%±15.7Lowest SD: 18%
Walshtown Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 61.4%Highest SD: 31.9% 54.5%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±6.6Highest SD: 5% 1%±5.3Lowest SD: 5%
Walshtown Township and Grant Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,558±$10kLowest about the SD average $105,577±$36kHighest 41% above SD
Grant Township and Walshtown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,200±$123k 23% above SD —
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $830±$563 12% below SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,436Lowest 11% below SD $2,587Highest 5% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 SD: 39.8% 0%±100 SD: 39.8%
Below poverty line 14.1%Lowest SD: 11.9% 15.3%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.3%Highest SD: 68.6% 66.1%Lowest SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 10 yrs newer than SD 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 35 min 94% above SD
Work from home 8.2%±9.1Lowest SD: 9.7% 36.1%±41.6Highest SD: 9.7%
Grant Township and Walshtown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Yankton (39%)Sioux Falls (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grant TownshipFew work in Walshtown Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.3Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Walshtown Township

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Mayfield Township104 people · $228K homes
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Marindahl Township151 people
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Mission Hill Township111 people · $240K homes

Towns like Walshtown Township

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Bridgewater Township238 people · $365K homes
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Sharon Township161 people · $539K homes
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Burk Township416 people · $531K homes
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Plankinton Township295 people · $245K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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